By: Mohamed Abu Conteh
Sierra Leone stunned South Africa to reach the Sydney-Africa Cup of Nations semifinal with a 3-2 victory on Saturday, thanks to goals from Brima Kamara aka Bojoman, Jushua Aruna and Musa Mansaray to seal the all-important win for Sierra Leone at the Wanderers Football Park, Blacktown.
Brima Kamara opened the scoring with a fine finish to register his fourth goal in the campaign but the fans were breathless with Bafana Bafana leveling a few minutes later. Joshua Aruna puts Sierra Leone ahead to register his first goal of the campaign but his celebration was cut short following South Africa’s response to level the score.
In extra time, Musa Mansaray aka ‘Ajay Gas’ silenced the noisy South Africa fans with an audacious late bicycle kick effort to earn his side a 3-2 victory. Sierra Leone will face Central Africa Republic in next week’s semifinal.